Where does “tártaro” come from?

tártaro (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese tartaro, from Medieval Latin tartarus, from Latin tartarus, from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος, from Ancient Greek Ταρτησσός, from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειοι Στῆλαι.

tártaro (Portuguese): Tatar; of Tartary; of Tatarstan

Definitions

Tatar; of Tartary; of Tatarstan

Ancestry of “tártaro”, step by step

tártaro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese tartaro

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Portuguese	tartaro	—
2	Medieval Latin	tartarus	Tatar
3	Latin	tartarus	A river of Venetia that used to flow into the Adriatic Sea, now called Tartaro
4	Ancient Greek	Τάρταρος	Tartarus
5	Ancient Greek	Ταρτησσός	Tartessus; Tartessos
6	Ancient Greek	Ἡράκλειοι Στῆλαι	—

via Late Latin tartarum

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	tartarum	tartar

Words derived from “tártaro”

Every word from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειοι Στῆλαι →Every word from Ancient Greek Ταρτησσός →Every word from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος →